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Bistro des Copains

BITECLUB NOTE: Err, boy do I feel stupid. Apparently Randy decided to leave the restaurant just after I posted this review and head back to his old stomping grounds in New Orleans. Ugh. The menu is slated to stay the same for the time being and a new chef will be named shortly. Randy Lewis [...]

Bistro des Copains

Provencal bistro fare — rabbit terrine, buckwheat crepes, roasted duck, braised beef in red wine. Think classic French meets olives and tomatoes.

John Ash chef leaving

…After 20 years at John Ash and Co., Executive Chef Jeffrey Madura is leaving the restaurant that once defined California cuisine. According to the restaurant’s owners, Madura’s departure was prompted by health issues in his family and has no immediate plans to move to another kitchen. In his place, Tom Schmidt, a former Californian chef [...]

The $5 Lunch

Time to tighten the money belt and suss out lunches with a slimmer economic profile. But hey, let’s not get crazy. They’ve still got to taste, well, reasonably good.

Stir

Ready for a Hot Lips Cosmo? The revamped downtown cocktail club, Stir, thinks maybe you are. Located in the former Barcode space (404 Mendocino Ave.,), the new owners have come up with a list of specialty cocktails and a remodeled design for their July 3 opening.

News and gossip

…Lobster Shack Santa Rosa? The popular Lobster Shack restaurant in Napa recently closed, but rumors are swirling that owners of the chain (with outposts in San Francisco and Redwood City) may be scoping out real estate in Santa Rosa. Nothing confirmed so far, but calls to the restaurants indicated that there may be some interest. [...]

Seed

As a confirmed meat and dairy-lover, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of Seed — a raw foods vegan restaurant, which opened in the former Cafe Saint Rose space. I thought, however, it might be more fitting for one of my colleagues — a devoted vegan– to be the first to check out this new [...]

Seed

The North Bay’s meat-free-set have a new place to rave about in Santa Rosa thanks to the addition of Seed, a month-old vegan restaurant on Sebastopol Avenue.

Best Breakfast in Wine Country

Let’s get this breakfast started. BiteClub recently wrote about one of the Northbay’s most popular breakfast spots — Hank’s Creekside — and boy did you have some opinions. Some of you can’t be dissuaded from your passion for the diner’s pancakes and Benedicts. Others, well, weren’t quite so enamored. So what breakfast or brunch spots [...]

Taylor’s Refresher

You’ll find most of Wine Country gathered for burgers and wine at this beloved St. Helena outdoor walk-up. Lines can stretch for blocks as folks queue for top-notch burgs, salads, fries and shakes.